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In the early going of the offseason winter ball action it has been the Giovanny Urshela show, and once again his show took center stage on Monday with a big four-hit night. He's doing everything in his power to make it hard for the Indians not to give him a legit shot in Cleveland early on next season, and the IBI's Tony Lastoria talks about that and more...

The second week of the Arizona Fall League season wraps up this weekend. Several Indians prospects are out in Arizona participating in the high exposure offseason league, and one player in particular who is looking to continue his success from the 2014 season and have a good showing is right-handed reliever Grant Sides. The IBI's Tony Lastoria recently spoke with him out in Arizona...

We have no way of knowing the future, but right now, it looks like the 2014 season may become known among Cleveland fans as the year Giovanny Urshela solidified himself as a major league option and long-term solution for the organization. The third baseman started that process during the regular season, but he has not let up on it in winter ball. Join Jim Piascik as he recaps Urshela’s night and the rest of the action from across the globe as he takes you Around the Farm.

Baseball in the offseason leagues kept chugging along Wednesday night, with most of the familiar faces from the past week or so in action. Though there were no truly standout performances, the theme of the night was redemption, with a pair of Arizona Fall League pitchers rebounding from rough outings. Join Jim Piascik as he recaps all the action from across the globe and takes you Around the Farm.

Though his 2014 season may have disappointed a bit, Carlos Moncrief is doing his best to erase that down in the Venezuelan Winter League. It may only be three games, but so far, Moncrief is simply on fire. Join Arthur Kinney as he recaps Moncrief's big night, Giovanny Urshela continuing to hit, and all the action from across the globe as he takes you Around the Farm.

The Venezuelan Winter League got underway last night, the first international winter ball league in action. A few Cleveland players (past and present) were in action, but none topped what Francisco Lindor did in the Arizona Fall League, as the shortstop put on a show. Join Jim Piascik as he recaps all the action from across the globe on Thursday and takes you Around the Farm.

Night two in the Arizona Fall League lost a bit of its glamour with Francisco Lindor sitting on the bench, but that did not mean the night was boring. We all know Jordan Smith’s previous problems with power, but that was not present Wednesday. Join Jim Piascik as he breaks down Smith’s power outburst and much more as he takes you Around the Farm.

Here are the final winter ball statistics for all Cleveland Indians players that participated in fall/winter ball action out in the Arizona Fall League, Australian Baseball League, Dominican Winter League, Puerto Rico Winter League and Venezuela Winter League during the 2013-2014 offseason. There are different stats than you will see anywhere else as they include all playoff stats!

Like Jason Voorhies and Freddy Krueger, Around the Farm just keeps coming back from the dead this offseason. A week after it was thought to be packed away in moth balls for a few months, Elvis Araujo ended up getting picked up as a refuerzo by his Venezuela team and factored significantly into their win on Tuesday night. The IBI's Arthur Kinney recaps the action and provides an update on the Caribbean Series.

This is it. The final Around the Farm for about six or seven weeks when spring games heat up in Arizona. Unless an Indians player makes his way onto a Caribbean Series roster - which appears unlikely - this is it after Carlos Santana's Leones del Escogido team fell short of the Dominican Winter League championship on Tuesday night.

Carlos Santana and his Leones del Escogido teammates knotted up their series at 3-3 winning Game 6 of the Serie FInal in the Dominican Winter League. Santana has been his usual on-base machine self in the playoffs and impacted the game reaching base three times in five plate appearances. The IBI's Arthur Kinney recaps the performance and reviews the results of all the other league championship results in winter ball.

No Indians played in winter ball for the Indians on Saturday night, but the IBI's Tony Lastoria shares some interesting details on the development of Carlos Santana at third base. First, with the first visual evidence of his progression and then some direct quotes from his manager predicting just how good he can be. Also, all of the updated stats for players in the playoffs are listed.

Carlos Santana reached base four times on Friday night as his team won for the second straight night to pull to within three games to two in their best of nine series. In other action, Ryan Battaglia started for Brisbane in the Australian Baseball League. The IBI's Arthur Kinney recaps the action in all the winter leagues in another daily dose of ATF....

Carlos Santana and his Leones del Escogido team got back on track on Thursday night with a much needed 6-5 win. Down 3 games to none in the nine-game series, Santana broke the ice off his week long cold spell with a two-run homer and a half dozen plays in the field at third base. The IBI's Tony Lastoria shares the details...

Carlos Santana and his Leones del Escogido team lost again on Wednesday night and are now down 0-3 in their league championship series in the Dominican Winter League. Santana had a good game at the plate, an area of his game he has struggled at recently, and the IBI's Michael Goodman recaps his outing...

The Venezuela Winter League wrapped up round robin play on Tuesday night and moved onto their league championship series. Meanwhile, Carlos Santana is still getting valuable playing time at third base in the Dominican Winter league finals. The IBI's Arthur Kinney recaps the night and provides a listing of Indians still playing winter ball.

In the final regular Around the Farm posting of the offseason, the IBI's Michael Hattery reviews the night from Carlos Santana and provides the details on his night. Jesus Aguilar is officially done for the winter season and is set to return to the states, and few others players are still in action.....so enjoy the last ATF for a few weeks until spring training!

The league championship series kicked off in Puerto Rico on Sunday night and the championship series kicks off in the Dominican Republic on Monday night. Meanwhile, the Venezuela Winter League continues to wrap up their round robin phase which ends on Tuesday. Jesus Aguilar and his Caracas team are fighting for one of the berths into the championship series, and the IBI's Arthur Kinney provides the details on Aguilar's night as well as all the other playoff action.

While the round robin phase in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic wraps up, things are getting heated in Venezuela. No, not the round robin playoffs there, but a spat between Asdrubal Cabrera and the executives for his winter team Caracas. The IBI's Tony Lastoria provides the details on what has transpired and the chances that Cabrera does play winter ball - which if he does he would play second base.

The Indians action around winter ball was much busier than usual on Wednesday night. Not only were Carlos Santana and Jesus Aguilar in action, but lefties Giovanni Soto and Elvis Araujo made appearances and got some much needed work. The IBI's Tony Lastoria recaps the night Around the Farm for the Indians...

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